Garrett, Laurie. The Coming Plague. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance. An awesome volume describing the past, present and future in our war against microbial adversaries, and what we must do just to stay even!

INFECTION CONTROL MAGAZINE
A great resource for anyone interested in disease prevention and infection control, especially, but not limited to, professional settings. Interesting and timely articles, written for the professional, but accessible for "civilians" as well. Check out the Microbe of the Month feature, courtesy of IA!
www.infectioncontroltoday.com

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
Atlanta, Georgia
The primary government agency at forefront of work in infectious disease, both at home and around the world. Many of our scientific images are based on research performed at the CDC.
www.cdc.gov

ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY (APIC)
Washington, D.C.
An international association of ICPs (infection control professionals) charged with providing education and leadership in the field of infection control. A member of APIC probably monitors your hospital for its IC protocols. APIC reviewed the IA production of H.I.D.E. & S.E.E.K! Eight Strategies to Prevent the Spread of Infection.
www.apic.org

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY (ASM)
Largest organization of its kind dedicated to promoting the microbiological sciences and their applications. Represents 25 disciplines of microbiology specialization.
www.asmusa.org

AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (APHA)
Washington, D.C.
The oldest organization of public health professionals in the world. Dedicated to influencing policies, setting priorities and defining public health.
www.apha.org

ORGANIZATION FOR SAFETY AND ASEPSIS PROCEDURES (OSAP)
An association of infection control professionals whose primary focus in Dentistry. Provides education and leadership in dental environmental safety and infection control.
www.osap.org

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
Bethesda, Maryland
One of eight agencies of the Public Health Service, which is part of the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services. Massive amounts of information, many links to primary resources dedicated to "uncovering new knowledge" leading to better public health.
www.nih.gov

AMERICAN SOCIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (ASHA)
Research Triangle Park, NC
The leading public health voice for education about STD prevention.
www.ashastd.org

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland
The primary government source for information on all aspects of Cancer.
www.nci.nih.gov

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Dedicated to individual total health : physical, mental and spiritual - on a global scale.
www.who.ch